Love
or
Just familiarity?
Is it just a reaction to change?
Discuss.

hmmm

good one

I've been missing someone real bad lately.

It's not love anymore. So I think familiarity, or just the need to be loved. But certainly not by this person.

I'm right here, baby.....

Imago said:

Sometimes it means hornyness, sometimes it's boredome. But it could be love, or familiarity too.
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all 3

It could be both.

sometimes both. familiarity doesn't bother me as much. i hate missing someone i really care about. its excruciating.

all of the above

Imago said:

I'm sure 9s misses you also Dan.

Sweeny79 said:

jerseykrs said:

I miss 9s like Michael Phelps missed the gold medal at the Olympics!

it doesn't necessarily mean love all the time. there are people i miss for different reasons, but some of them certainly don't involve love.

i think it is more of a reaction to change than anything else (i.e. the companionship & comfort you feel when you're with someone a lot of the time).

and i like your avatar

Missing someone can mean all sorts of things.. depends on the person you are missing..
I miss someone that I have never met in person- I miss hearing this persons voice- I miss this person so bad sometimes it hurts..

For me, because I'm now in a long distance relationship that didn't originate that way for the first two years, has given me new strengths in terms of adaptability. He works overseas now and it's been one year this month. Been missing him everyday since he left, despite communication thru email and occasional phone calls and the 2 vacations. My will power has been tested many times but my love for him prevails in the end. . . .

littlemissG said:

Reaction to change most of all.

All the time someone was there...then they are not....

littlemissG said:

it can mean many things all rolled into one done a lot of missing the last year especially...

I don't think it is just one thing, its sometimes a combined element that makes you feel that way... I wouldn't try to single out a part of it.. it could be a combination.

Sdldawn said:

I agree.
A couple of years ago,
I watched a couple of pornos at the same time.

I felt like I had finally come home (....that covers the familiarity part for me).

littlemissG said:

you may miss what it is within yourself that that someone brings out ...

besides just them

littlemissG said:

Depends on what you feel when you miss them and how long they've been gone. If you're missing someone who's away on a business trip and you notice an absence of peace and contentment, it's more than likely love. If you miss them terribly while they're out getting the mail from the mailbox, then it's most likely mental instability lol...
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Depends on your relationship with that person. Also depends how you define love. You can miss anyone at all, it doesnt mean you love them, just means you enjoyed their company. There are people who say, and believe, they love most of the people in their lives, their friends, family, and lovers, and there are people who say they only love maybe 2 or 3 people in their lives. Maybe their parents and partner. So if you miss a lover, it depends on how you define love, as to whether or not you love them. Same goes if you miss a good friend.

Hope that makes sense